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A buttocks injection treatment gone horribly wrong has led to criminal charges being laid against a Newmarket woman.

Toronto Police allege 46-year-old Marilyn Ely Reid — who goes by “Elly” or “Ella” — would advertise lip, muscle and buttock injections on the site pmmainjection.com and use email to arrange meetings clients in their homes or in hotels.

The site states “we create the perfection.”

Some clients would pay “thousands of dollars” in cash-only deals for the services, Det. Louise Farrugia said Friday.

Reid would allegedly use PMMA — polymethylmethacrylate — a very think liquid gel also used to make acrylic glass, Farrugia said.

A 28-year-old woman allegedly paid Reid for several injections of PMMA on Aug. 26. She fell ill almost instantly, Farrugia said.

Three days later, the victim’s condition worsened and she was taken to hospital via ambulance.

“She was treated for several days with antibiotics but the woman’s condition continued to deteriorate and she received surgery” to remove the substance, Farrugia said.

Months after the botched butt injections, the victim is still suffering from “debilitating injuries” Farrugia said, adding the woman can barely walk and cannot sit down. “She’s expected to do better in the future.”